Alaskan Bush People star Noah Brown has described in detail the circumstances leading up to his brother Matt Brown’s passing. At the age of 43, Matt, who co-starred with Noah and the larger Brown family on the reality TV series Alaskan Bush People, was discovered dead. On Saturday, May 30, local police verified that his remains had been found in Washington state’s Okanogan River.
The youngest of the Brown brothers, Noah described the heartbreaking moment he discovered his brother Matt Brown’s corpse. Noah informed supporters about the incident on social media on May 31st.
Alaskan Bush People: Noah Reveals the Last Time He Saw Matt
“I actually saw him the day before Matt went missing, just in one of those, like, driving by, wave-type situations,” Noah exclusively told Us Weekly on Sunday, May 31. “I wish I had more time when I drove past. It was stopped, but … it is what it is.”
Additionally, Noah revealed his last talk with Matt, saying it was “probably two or three weeks” before Matt passed away.
“I ran into him in the grocery store [and] the last thing I said to him was, ‘Okay, love you more, man,’ which was our thing,” Noah said. “You never know when the last time you’re going to see someone is, so [our family] always [says] how you feel right before you say goodbye, because it could be the last thing. Then that was it.”
Noah also discussed his connection with Matt, saying that despite maintaining “a distance” among their enormous family dynamic, the two “were good.”
Noah said “In the later years, I realized it was best to just kind of let him do his own thing,” Noah said. “We never really had that kind of relationship where it was like a fight or anything. We were good, we just kept our distance. The stress of a large family gets to some people, and it’s just one of those things. Just let’s let him live his life.”
Noah was grateful for his good relationship, but admitted he still wished there could have been more, a feeling he believes is common in relationships
The family shared a statement about their devastating loss of Matthew Brown.
“In Loving Memory of Matthew Brown
It is with broken hearts that we share the loss of our beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, Matthew Brown.
To millions of viewers, Matt was known as one of the original stars of Alaskan Bush People. To us, he was so much more.
Matt was intelligent, curious, creative, and endlessly fascinated by the world around him. He was a gifted outdoorsman, fisherman, boatman, artist, and lifelong learner. He loved adventure, nature, and discovering new things.
Matt had an extraordinary mind. He taught himself sign language, studied Egyptian hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, and Sanskrit, learned conversational Spanish, and could spend hours mastering a new skill simply for the joy of understanding it.
Those who truly knew Matt knew his heart. He was compassionate, generous with his time, and deeply wanted to help others.”
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Alaskan Bush People: Bear Brown Reveals Self-Inflicted Wound
On Saturday, Bear Brown used TikTok to confirm Matt’s passing and disclosed that Noah was among a group of private individuals who found the body of his elder sibling. Bear said that the wound was self-inflicted. Brown also shared that his brother Matt was the unidentified man floating in the river. Bear Brown became distraught and claimed he didn’t think Matt would do this. He was constantly worried that he would overdose but not commit suicide. Bear said that the wound was self-inflicted. Bear described how they found his sibling and what happened to him, his eyes welling with tears.
Alaskan Bush People fans have been very divided and upset. Bear and Noah have asked to be kind in the comments for their mother Ami’s sake, because some have been very harsh.
Joshua Bam Bam Brown shared an announcement for anyone suffering from mental health issues with a phone number. call or text 988 at anytime.
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